Onsite Maintenance Supervisor & People Coach

Newell Brands; Sint-Niklaas; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands in Belgium is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead daily maintenance activity in Sint-Niklaas. You will coordinate with Production, Engineering and the technical team to keep operations running safely and efficiently.

You will coach technicians, manage the schedule and competence matrix, drive continuous improvement, and uphold health and safety as top priority while building strong relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical knowledge in an industrial/production environment.
• Experience as Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Supervisor or similar role.
• Previous people management or team leadership experience.
• Hands-on approach to troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Positive, solution-oriented in fast-paced operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance activities performed by internal technicians and external contractors.
• Manage the weekly maintenance schedule and align daily priorities with Production and Engineering.
• Support technicians with troubleshooting and structured failure analysis.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely, correctly and efficiently.
• Coach technicians on the job and support their ongoing technical development.
• Manage the technicians' competence matrix and develop individual training plans.
• Provide feedback on preventive maintenance activities and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and contribute to operational performance.
• Coordinate daily shift handovers and contribute to technical and maintenance team meetings.
• Build strong working relationships across Production, Engineering, Quality, suppliers and other key stakeholders.
• Participate in continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Champion Health & Safety and ensure safe working practices remain the team's highest priority.

Skills

Maintenance expertise

People leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Operational excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Industrial maintenance tools

Job description

Newell Brands in Belgium is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead daily maintenance activity in Sint-Niklaas. You will coordinate with Production, Engineering and the technical team to keep operations running safely and efficiently.

You will coach technicians, manage the schedule and competence matrix, drive continuous improvement, and uphold health and safety as top priority while building strong relationships with stakeholders.